Handle-attaching device



Oct; 26, 1943. B. R-. THIELE 2,332,765

HANDLE ATTACHING DEVICE Filed Nov. 13, 1942 I INVENTOR. ,EZ'JET/VOLD 1E. Tfl/ZZE.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 26, 1943 Berthold R. ThielfMilwaukee, "Wis, assignor to f a E. RLWagner Manufacturing Company, Milj 'waukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin f 3 r .I .1. application November 13, 1942, Scrial No'. 465,505

This invention relates to. a handle at'taching device for use on suit cases, traveling bags, .or other receptacles i An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character-of extremely simple and inexpensive Construction although strong and durable inuse ari'd orna'mental in appearance.

The device is so constituted that it may be readily and easily-permanently attached a or secured driven through thewooden parts of the receptaclewithout danger of splitting .the' same and without the necessity of prior drilling; This is accomplished by having penetrating-prongs so disposed that they lie lengthwise .of or parallel to the-grainof the wood. W

Another object of the :invention is toprovide a. devicef'having these advantages and capacities, 1

and which is T of such special. construction that the pivot pinsemployeditoconnect the handle to the device may be readilyassembledwith the mainportion of the'device and yet when once; essembled cannotr becomefr dislodged or accidentally displaced. i

The present. invention mayrbe advantageously employedforattaching aJbail-like or inverted U-shaped type of handle4to a-receptacle, and in such application "a separate. handle-attaching device is provided for each lend'fof: the handle. Each such -handle-attaching': device is .constituted, in the main, of a drawn sheet metal shell structure 'havingl penetrating prongs integrally formed with the side edges of the shell structure. The shell structure is so fashioned or formed as to comprise tubular end posts and an integral, depressed, central connecting structure. The outer end walls of the end posts are sloped upwardly and inwardly whereas the inner end walls thereof are formed with alined, vertically extending, oblong openings. A pivot pin, which has its intermediate portions fitted or received in an opening in one end of the handle, is interfitted with the opposed openings of the inner end walls of the end posts of one of the handle-attaching devices. The lower margins of the openings in the inner end walls of the end posts are provided with fulcrums. The construction is such that the pivot pin with its intermediate portion fitted in the handle may have one end inserted through one of the openings ljclai ns. (c1. rec-5s I g s, l .with the pivot p 1 tilted, 'andthen as ithehandle' and pivot pin are swung downwardly, the' sIoping wall with which one end of the pin isie'ngag ed will cam or thr'ust thepin in the direction of its axis so that" as its other. end comesinto alinement with the-other opening in 'the inner end Wallof the other end'post, it will be 'fOrced into saidopening' and a permanent connectionwwill be had. In the assembled position of the parts the pivot pin will be=raised above the iu'lcrums and it is impossible to dislodge it. Such a con} struction'is provided at both ends-of the handle;

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, arrangement,

and combination oifparts, which Will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, reference being had to the'accompanying "drawing form ing a part of this specification, and in which: Figure l isa viewpartly in side elevation and partly in 'centraLvertical cross section taken on line I-l of Figure 4, showing a pair of handleattaching devices embodying the present invention, and illustrating how they are employed to attach a handle to the Wall "of a'receptacle; Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in' central, vertical cross section, "illustrating the manner in which one of the pivot pinsis assembledwith'its handle-attaching device; 1 1 l J 1 Figure 3 is a view in transverse, vertical," cross section taken on line 3--3 of Figure l; i.

Figure 4 is afragmentary viewrin 'topplan, il-- lustrating one of the'handlez-attachingldevices, the handle and the cooperable pivot being omitted; and I 111 Figure 5 isziatview in end: elevation bf 'one of the handle-attaching;devices'ishowniin Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, the reference character W designates a Wall of a suit case, or other receptacle, which may be constituted largely of wood although it may be covered in any suitable way (not shown). The wall W is equipped with two handle-attaching devices, designated at H and H. These handle-attaching devices are of identical construction so that a single descrip: tion will serve for both.

As shown in the drawing, each handle-attaching device comprises generally a drawn sheet metal shell or stamping, designated as a whole at S. A pivot pin P is combined with each of the shells S and has its intermediate portion interfiltted with openings in the end of a bail-like hand e B.

Each shell S is so formed or fashioned as to provide tubular end posts It and II. These end posts It and ll are of identical construction and they are integral with, a depressed central connecting structure 12; The posts H] and II are tapered and have their outer end walls l3 sloping or inclining inwardly and upwardly. 'The bottom of the shell structure is open. The tops of the endposts are closed. In the inner or confronting end walls of the post openings M are provided. Theseropeningsextend vertically of their end posts, are of 'ob10ng 'shape, as shown in Fi ure 3, and are alined with each other. The lower, margin of each opening :4 is provided with a ledge or fulcrum l5.

Penetrating prongs'iS are integrally formed with the lower side edges of the shell, prongs are flat throughout theiiibddYportionLs although their lower ends are pointed" and may be bifurcated. They are so disposed 'thatli'when' driven into the wall W, their slightest dimension is disposed transversely to the grain of the wood,

he s a tia1 .wi thpf the pr n be nsdisposed. in; planes which are lengthwise onparallel to thegrain of the wood. This makes it practicalgt ivehe prongs h u h the-Wood an clench them over without any: previous drilling, and without any danger of Splitting the wood.

4 In assembling each pivot pin R with its end post, it is first interfitted with the opening in its end of the handle. One end of the pivot pin P is then inserted through an' opening Him the manner, shown in Figure 2. When so inserted,

. the pivotpinlfl is tilted and one of its ends en gages sloping wall l 3 of theadjacent end post ill. Then-as the handle and pivot pinare rocked downwardly,'the sloping wall 13 of the end post [0 will cam or thrust thepivot-pin P so asto cause it to move axially. This action progresses as the opposite end of. the pivot pin comes into alinement with the other opening. 14 of the end post ll. Theresult is thatthe .pivot pin P is made to assumev the-position shown in the lefthand-side of Figure 1, in which position itis permanently attached to its handle-attaching device.

struction in, which the invention may be advantageously embodied, it isqto be understood that the construction SHQ'WBv-I Q S beenv selected mereiv for the purpose of illustration orexample, and that various changes ;in;the size, shape,=and arrangement of the parts'may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the sub-joined claims...

Iclaimz. '2 o 1. A handle-attachi g device for use on suit cases and the like comprising a sheet metal shell structure having tubular endposts-and an .in-

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the handle and their end portions received and retained in said openings the pivot pins being; tilted when assembled witl the device 'so that one' end thereof will be caminedfby one of the sloping walls to produce a lengthwise movement of the pivot pin and the entry of its opposite endin the] '3 opposed opening of the opposite end post.

' tegralxwith itheiend-posts, the end posts having-f A handleeattaching device of the character described comprisinga sheet metal shell having tubular end'posts tapering toward their'upper closed'ends; a central. connecting structure intheir outer end walls sloping inwardly and upwardly and having'their inner end'walls formed with alined oblong openings, the centralccnne'cting structure having. fulcrums-thereon; an a pivot pin selectively inserted in;,one015t open, ingsandtiltable aboutthe iadjacentiulcmm o k that its adjacent;e nd will be cammedby theizad J'acent sloping end wall ioifethezadjacentyp str o' causeitscpposite end to enter the oppo ed open, ingof theoppcsite- Post. i;- K

3. A handle-attaching,devicei havin itubulflend .posts. the. outer end 'walls of which; include inwardly and upwardly sloping portions andithe inner walls of; which. have .a1in'ed?openings,L-and a pivotzpin-having ile end'insertible.inthei'qpene ing in one of the end, posts and w en ageable -with the outer sloping; end wall portion thereci;.-wlth the pivot pin inatiltedpositlon, sorthat,';as;the pivotpin is rockedidowriwardly;;its;insertediend :will' be cammed-bythe'slopin cend wall?portion with-whichit is engaged to'cause itsoppositaend to'enter the opening of theotherend post... g Y v 4. A handle-attachingdevice having-tubular" end posts, the outerend wallsof whichtincllne in wardly and upwardly :and the-inner" end of which have alined-'openings,;fulcrum lformations adjacent the lower edges offsaid openings,'and1a pivotpin having one end insertible-inrtheopem ing of one ofthe end posts andengageable-zwith the outer sloping; end wall thereof, .withztlieptmt pin in a tilted position.andjengagedzwitnkthe iulcrumzformation adjacent theopening inwrhlch; it is :inserted,: so that, as the: pivot ipin is'rocked downwardly. about said .wfulcrumgits inserted end will..be'f cammed by the slopingi'endl-wall with which 'itis engaged Ito-cause its opposite end-to enter the opening-ofthe other and post;

tegral, depressed, connecting central structure, I a the outer end walls of the end post beingjsloping' Y and the inner walls thereof having oblong open ings, said openings confronting or bein alined,

and pivot pins adapted to have their intermediate portions extended through the openings of 

